Date:1904
Description:Henry Bate sailed to Canada on 20 June 1905 with a party of children sent by Middlemore Homes. Henry lived in 2 Court, Vauxhall with his mother Ada Owen, his step father and two other children. The family was very poor and had to sell most of their furniture to pay for food and rent. Ada earned a little money sewing hooks and eyes onto cards and Henry’s stepfather was an unemployed navvie. Henry was a pupil at Gem Street School but played truant to earn money selling nails on the streets. He was admitted into Middlemore Homes on 17 November 1904.
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